When Coleman and Baines return we can get some balance and experience back into the side and then in the summer we look for a replacement for Baines and one more tall, dominant centre half. Baines becomes a 2nd choice full back, as does Kenny and Jags moves on. Leaving Holgate, Keane, Williams, Mori and A.N.Other. We can move one of Mori and Williams on and with Pickford in goal I don't think that looks bad at all.

My main concern is and has been for the past year the centre of the park.

When Coleman and Baines return we can get some balance and experience back into the side and then in the summer we look for a replacement for Baines and one more tall, dominant centre half. Baines becomes a 2nd choice full back, as does Kenny and Jags moves on. Leaving Holgate, Keane, Williams, Mori and A.N.Other. We can move one of Mori and Williams on and with Pickford in goal I don't think that looks bad at all.

My main concern is and has been for the past year the centre of the park.

I pretty much agree with that, now where would we find a young dynamic midfielder that could dribble, pick a pass and get a few goals?....ahh fuck !!

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I hear that Coleman is a long way off being fit for action and Baines not as long but long enough. That means we are stuck with the rookie Kenny and the not very inspiring Cuco possibly until March/April. Do we spend money on stopgaps or stick with it in the hope that Coleman/Baines are fully match fit sooner than it presently appears?

When Coleman and Baines return we can get some balance and experience back into the side and then in the summer we look for a replacement for Baines and one more tall, dominant centre half. Baines becomes a 2nd choice full back, as does Kenny and Jags moves on. Leaving Holgate, Keane, Williams, Mori and A.N.Other. We can move one of Mori and Williams on and with Pickford in goal I don't think that looks bad at all.

My main concern is and has been for the past year the centre of the park.

I agree and despite having about 12 midfielders we need a creative one as otherwise we just give away possession going forward . Out of possession we leave the defence exposed through the middle despite the presence of Gana . Looked better with Rooney in the middle as he is creative going forward until he tires but long term I agree the middle is the issue .

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If we don't buy a new defender I would stick with Holgate and Keane, they will come good when given chances and fait. They are the future, not jags or williams... If we are looking to buy a new central defender goe for a up and coming lad, that want's to prove them self.

It’s the midfield. Since Barry’s gone have we bossed a game this season?? Midfield is key to everything, Barry ran that game yesterday at 37. defence and attack both rely on midfield. Only gana has been half decent this year. If we get nzonzi or a similar type to play alongside him then we might have base to work worth. Everyone said it was a forward so we got one, but same issues are there. Forwards only score if they have chances.

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It’s the midfield. Since Barry’s gone have we bossed a game this season?? Midfield is key to everything, Barry ran that game yesterday at 37. defence and attack both rely on midfield. Only gana has been half decent this year. If we get nzonzi or a similar type to play alongside him then we might have base to work worth. Everyone said it was a forward so we got one, but same issues are there. Forwards only score if they have chances.

I know he has his limitations in terms of sloppy passing back there but I’d be telling Rooney that's the future for him now.

He’s the only one who picks his head up and passes forwards. No surprise the goal came from his flighted pass onto the head of Walcott, not just a % ball lifted aimlessly into the box.

The axis of Gana-Rooney-Sig needs to be given a go, fitness permitting. With Davies to alternate.

The defence should be more than capable of working on positionally till the end of the season and drilled to communicate to cut out the schoolboy errors of walkabout we see every week.

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Full back are the glaring problem at the moment rather than centre backs. Keane will come good, Holgate is growing every game and Williams, Mori or Jags offer back up. It’s having a youth team player at right back and a reserve right back at left back that’s the problem.

in the last 2 months, Holgate has been out best performing defender,, even tho he had a rough time v Rondon, he made some vital interceptions, and covered Williams when he decided he was a midfielder.

Keane, hopefully will get back to last seasons form, once his injuries have been sorted. (most likely towards the end of the season)

Williams... recent upturn in form but besides that, almost on Martina Levels of performance,

Martina.. never rated him, even less so at left back..sometimes he seems to have good positioning and tracks the runs, but usually hes not switched on enough to play on the left hand side, i wont go into his lack of attacking.. Whenever we have Martina at right back.. our left hand side is not used at all.. makes it so easy for teams to play against us

Baines.. We should have got a replacement for him when we knew that Garbutt wasnt the one, least 4 years ago..its shocking and terrible recruitment/managment we didnt get this sorted out years ago.

Jags, i feel he is better than he has shown, although im sure his age has caught up with him

Mori. always hated on NSNO, but was probably our best CB before he got injured... i'd lilke him to stay and show what he can do, feel him Holgate and keane, would work great in a 3, aslong as we had 2 attacking fullbacks.

Kenny, he is an attackin right back, who loves 1-2's in the oppositions half,, but it seems like he isnt allowed to cross the half way line. all he is allowed to do is punt the ball down field.. why the fuck dont we use his best characteristics to help our team? yes he has been shit recently.. looks to me like he is trying to do way to much/work to hard..

as said above, defense isnt the issue, its the fact that we cant retain ball possession, none of our CM's can keep the ball, or pass it forwards in a controlled manner.

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When Coleman and Baines return we can get some balance and experience back into the side and then in the summer we look for a replacement for Baines and one more tall, dominant centre half. Baines becomes a 2nd choice full back, as does Kenny and Jags moves on. Leaving Holgate, Keane, Williams, Mori and A.N.Other. We can move one of Mori and Williams on and with Pickford in goal I don't think that looks bad at all.

My main concern is and has been for the past year the centre of the park.

Agree that when players come back from injury and we add a couple, we’ll be fine...but that doesn’t stop us from, as you said before, putting out a Championship level defence for the immediate future.